Conditions and diagnosesExplainerTrauma and OCD
Body dysmorphic disorder: IOCDF overview
BDD is in the OCD family, not the eating-disorder family, and the treatment implications are real.
International OCD Foundation7 min readSelected and edited by Dean ShabanAdded
IOCDF's BDD hub is the most authoritative consumer resource on body dysmorphic disorder in English. It walks through the obsessive preoccupation with perceived appearance flaws, the compulsive behaviors that follow, and why ERP-style CBT plus SSRIs is the first-line combination.
Includes a clinician directory and resources for families, who often unintentionally reinforce the very rituals that maintain the disorder.
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